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Balaji Srinivasan

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The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

We got that on screen.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Is there like a trending tab live?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

I don't think so.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Maybe.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So, but, well, let's not, let's entertain the audience.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So, if, yes, all right.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So, actually, can you look at the thing I just sent you?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Not that one, the, I put it in the Zoom chat, pbs.twimage.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Get this out.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

The general amnesia effect is as follows.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

You open the newspaper to an article and sub-subject, you know why?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Well, Murray Gelman is a philanthropist.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And this is Michael Crichton talking, the late Michael Crichton, late great Michael Crichton.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

In Murray's case, physics.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

In Michael Crichton's case, show business.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

You read the article, see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of the fact that the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward, reversing cause and effect.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

I call these the wet streets, cause rains, stories, papers fold them.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

In any case, separation or amusement, multiple errors, and turn the page to national and international affairs, right?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So then, you know, like, you know, you can hit X and close out of this, right?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So the point is, basically...